• 文献标题:   Acetophenone substituted phthalocyanines and their graphene quantum dots conjugates as photosensitizers for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy against Staphylococcus aureus
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   OPENDA YI, SEN P, MANAGA M, NYOKONG T
  • 作者关键词:   acetophenone phthalocyanine, graphene quantum dot, singlet oxygen, photodynamic antimicrobial therapy, staphylococcus aureu, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy
  • 出版物名称:   PHOTODIAGNOSIS PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
  • ISSN:   1572-1000 EI 1873-1597
  • 通讯作者地址:   Rhodes Univ
  • 被引频次:   7
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.pdpdt.2019.101607
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

This work reports on the synthesis and characterization of novel acetophenone substituted phthalocyanines along with the self-assembled nanoconjugates formed via pi-pi stacking interaction between the synthesized unmetalated (2), zinc (3) and indium (4) phthalocyanines and graphene quantum dots (GQDs) to form 2@GQDs, 3@GQDs and 4@GQDs. The complexes and conjugates exhibited high singlet oxygen ranging from 0.20 to 0.79 in DMSO for Pcs and nanoconjugates where in all cases, the indium complexes showed the highest singlet oxygen quantum yields. The photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy activity of both phthalocyanines and nanoconjugates were tested against Staphylococcus aureus. 4@GQDs was found to be highly effective causing a 9.68 log reduction of the bacteria at 10 mu M (based on Pc) when compared to 3.77 log reduction of 3@GQDs.